KINGS OF MACEDON. Philip II (359-336 BC). GOLD Stater. Pella.

Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right.

Rev: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ.
Charioteer driving biga right. Control: Thunderbolt below.

SNG ANS 165-71; HGC 3.1, 847.

Condition: Near extremely fine.

Weight: 8.57 g.

Diameter: 18mm.

KINGS OF MACEDON. Philip V (221-179 BC). Tetradrachm. Uncertain mint, possibly Pella.

Obv: Head of Perseus left, wearing winged helmet surmounted by griffin’s head; harpa in background; all in the center of Macedonian shield.

Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ.
Club right between legend in two lines; all within wreath right.
SNG Alpha Bank 1051; HGC 3.1, 1056.

Condition: Extremely fine.

Weight: 16.84g.

Diameter: 28mm.

ATTICA. Athens. Tetradrachm (Circa 485/0 BC).

Obv: Helmeted archaic head of Athena right, with frontal eye.

Rev: AΘE.
Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square.

Seltman Group F; HGC 4, 1591.

Condition: Good very fine, test cut on the obverse.

Weight: 17.41g.

Diameter: 22mm.

ATTICA. Athens. Tetradrachm (Circa 470-465 BC). Transitional issue..

Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye.

Rev: AΘE.
Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square.

Starr Group IV; HGC 4, 1595.

Condition: Extremely fine, lustrous.

Weight: 17.18g.

Diameter: 23mm.

ATTICA. Athens. Tetradrachm (Circa 454-404 BC).

Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye.

Rev: AΘE.
Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square.

Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597.

Condition: Mint state.

Weight: 17.25g.

Diameter: 24mm.

IONIA. Uncertain. EL Trite or 1/3 Stater (Circa 650-600 BC).

Obv: Flattened striated surface.

Rev: Two incuse square punches.

Weidauer 5; Traité pl. I, 9; cf. SNG Kayhan I 680 (hekte); CNG 108, lot 203 (which realized a hammer of $13,000); Gitbud Numismatik 2, lot 62 (which realized a hammer of €4,000). 

Rare

Condition: Extremely fine.

Weight: 4.75g.

Diameter: 11mm.

KINGS OF LYDIA. Time of Alyattes to Kroisos (Circa 620/10-550/39 BC). EL Trite or 1/3 Stater. Sardes.

Obv: Head of roaring lion right, with star on forehead.

Rev: Two incuse square punches.

Weidauer 86-9; Traité I 44; SNG Kayhan I 1013; SNG von Aulock 2868-9.

Condition:Good very fine.

Weight: 4.71g.

Diameter: 12mm.

IONIA. Samos. Drachm (Circa 300 BC). Asklepiades, magistrate.

Obv: Facing scalp of lion.

Rev: ΑΣΚΛΗΠΙΑΔ.
Forepart of bull right.

Cf. Barron, p. 214, 2, pl. XXIII (didrachm); cf. HGC 6, 1229 (same).

Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 316 (where it realized a hammer of ChF 4,750); Rockefeller University/Dr. Alfred Mirsky Collection (Gemini VII, 9 January 2011), lot 511. Very rare

Condition: Good very fine.

Weight: 4.34mm.

Diameter: 18mm.

CILICIA. Kelenderis. Stater (Circa 350-330 BC).

Obv: Youth, holding whip and reins, on horse rearing right; star to left.

Rev: ΚΕΛΕΝ.
Goat kneeling right, head left; uncertain control or letters below.

Cf. SNG BN 76 (for obv.); SNG Levante -.

Condition: Near extremely fine.

Weight: 10.00g.

Diameter: 23mm.

ZENO (Second reign, 476-491). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople.

Obv: D N ZENO PERP AVG.
Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif; diadem without jewel.

Rev: VICTORIA AVGGG I / CONOB.
Victory standing left, holding jeweled cross; star to right.

RIC 911 & 930; Depeyrot 108/1.

Condition: Mint State.

Weight: 4.50g.

Diameter: 20mm.

TIBERIUS III (APSIMAR) (698-705). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople.

Obv: D TIЬЄRIЧS PЄ AV.
Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif.

Rev: VICTORIA AVςЧ A / CONOB.
Cross potent set upon three steps.

Sear 1360.

Condition: Mint State.

Weight: 4.44g.

Diameter: 19mm.

JUSTINIAN II with TIBERIUS (Second reign, 705-711). GOLD Semissis. Constantinople.

Obv: δ N IҺS CҺS RЄX RЄGNANTIЧM.
Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator.

Rev: δ N IЧSTINIANЧS ЄT TIbЄRIЧS P P.
Crowned and draped facing busts of Justinian and Tiberius, holding between them a cross potent set upon globus.

Sear 1418.

Rare

Condition: Mint State.

Weight: 2.19g.

Diameter: 18mm.